Oshoala, Ordega make Waldrum’s provisional list for Falcons’ America tour

Randy Waldrum, Super Eagles head coach, has named a 25-player provisional list ahead of Super Falcons’ summer series tour of America.

However, only 23 players from the list will make it to the tour that will pit the Falcons against the USA (four-time world champions), Portugal, and Jamaica.

The tournament is billed to commence between June 10-16 in Houston, Texas.

Asisat Oshoala, fresh from becoming the first African player to earn a UEFA Women Champions Cup title, leads the list alongside Francisca Ordega, who newly joined Levante Femenino, and Onome Ebi, Rasheedat Ajibade.

Waldrum also included 10 home-based players in the provisional squad.

Below is the full list:

Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi (CD Pozoalbense, Spain); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Inyene Etim (Abia Angels FC)

Defenders: Onome Ebi (Minsk FC, Belarus); Gloria Ogbonna (Edo Queens FC); Osinachi Ohale (Madrid CFF, Spain); Oluwatosin Dimehin (Sunshine Queens FC); Chidinma Okeke (Madrid CFF, Spain); Abidemi Ibe (Bayelsa Queens FC); Patricia George (Sands FC, Germany); Esther Ogbonna (Sunshine Queens FC)

Midfielders: Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna FC, Sweden); Celine Ottah (Bayelsa Queens FC); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna FC, Sweden); Oyedupe Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Amanda Mbadi (Bayelsa Queens FC).

Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain); Vivian Ikechukwu (Rivers Angels FC); Uchenna Kanu (Linkopings FC, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid FC, Spain); Francisca Ordega (Levante FC, Spain); Gift Monday (FC Robo Queens); Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens FC); Charity Adule (SD Eibars FC, Spain)